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Published 27 Mar 2023, 17:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Out of Court Disposal Service and Intervention Hub & Referral and Support Service

Official notice

Authority: 7 Force Commercial Services·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£540,000≈ £216k / year · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Jun 2023awarded 24 Aug 2023
Awarded to Red Snapper Managed Services Limited
Contract term 2 yrs 6 moends 31 Mar 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Oct 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire Police is releasing this tender opportunity for an an Out of Court Disposals Hub and Intervention Service alongside a Referral and Support service for other low-medium risk offenders seeking support for their offending behaviour.

CPV: Community health services · Other community, social and personal services · Provision of services to the community · Public law and order services · Rehabilitation services · Social services · Social work and related services · Social work services · Vocational rehabilitation services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire Police is seeking…AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 6 moPublished value£540,000

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire Police is seeking though this tender process an Out of Court Disposals Hub and Intervention Service alongside a Referral and Support service for other low-medium risk offenders seeking support for their offending behaviour.<br/>This provision includes a referral and triage hub for low-medium risk offenders who have met the eligibility criteria for, and been offered, an Out of Court Disposal by Bedfordshire Police. The hub will conduct a needs assessment of the service user to determine the most appropriate rehabilitative or restorative intervention for them. The service will also provide support to other offenders who wish to address offending behaviours. For both pathways, a suite of interventions for the offender should be available, although the service may in some cases refer the offender to other available interventions outside the service should this be more suitable.<br/>Contract term is 3 years with 2 x12 extension options

Contract period: 1 Oct 2023 – 31 Mar 2026 (2 yrs 6 mo)
Delivery: UK · MK43 9AX
Extensions: Two options to extend for 12 month periods upon agreementVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 35%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical (Quality): 55%
  • price: 35%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Social Value: 10
  • Technical (Quality): 55
  • Price: 35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
27 Mar 2023, 17:13 BST
Last source update
19 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST
Award evaluation window
19 Jun 2023 – …
Authority reference
7F-2022-C127
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030875
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesOther community, social and personal servicesProvision of services to the communityPublic law and order servicesRehabilitation servicesSocial servicesSocial work and related servicesSocial work servicesVocational rehabilitation services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b669 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The contract will have Key Performance Indicators, which will be monitored via contract management meetings

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://7force.force.com ↗

Submission deadline
19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

27 Mar 2023 → 19 Oct 2023 · 6 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    27 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    19 Jun 2023, 17:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    19 Sept 2023, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts
    1 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
  6. Notice published
    19 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 May 2023
  1. Published value updated to £540,000
    18 May 2023, 12:02 BST
    was £450,000
  2. Status changed to active
    18 May 2023, 12:02 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    18 May 2023, 12:02 BST
  4. Deadline published: 19 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
    18 May 2023, 12:02 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    18 May 2023, 12:02 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    19 Oct 2023, 12:01 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Red Snapper Managed Services Limited——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids3—£288,700 – £300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

7 Force Commercial Services

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety Police Headquarters, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, East of England, IP5 3QSContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria